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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Airbus schedules A350F freighter’s first flight for September 29 after high-speed RTO tests

Airbus says the A350F freighter is scheduled to make its first flight from Toulouse on September 29, subject to weather and technical conditions. Prototype MSN700 has completed two high-speed rejected-takeoff tests, marking a key step toward the delayed aircraft’s certification campaign.

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2026-09-25T07:16:16.253331-07:00

ATC Aviation Safety & Regulation Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Policy & Regulation

FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

CAA probe into NATS system failure to focus on modernisation plans and lessons learned

By FlightGlobal: UK regulator will provide initial report on the recent air traffic management outage to the government by the end of January.

Also: AeroTime

2 Sources

2026-09-25T07:05:09.925247-07:00

Middle East Aviation Safety & Regulation Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airbus A330 Airlines Qatar Airways

Reuters • Alessandro Parodi, Gianluca Lo Nostro, Joanna Plucinska

EXCLUSIVE: Qatar Airways retires idle A330s and sends pilots to RwandAir as Iran war drags

By Reuters: Qatar Airways has retired its last Airbus A330 passenger jets and seconded some pilots to Rwanda's flag carrier as the prolonged Iran war disrupts Gulf aviation and accelerates the global phase-out of older jets, according to two people with knowledge of the matter and data reviewed by Reuters.

Air Data News

Qatar Airways permanently retires Airbus A330s grounded since start of Iran war

aviationnews.eu

Qatar Airways Completes A330 Retirement and Transfers Crew to Rwandan Carrier

Also: Airline Economics

5 Sources

2026-09-25T02:51:59.491625-07:00

Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airbus A350 Airbus

AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Airbus schedules first A350F flight with livestream access

By AeroTime: Airbus has set the date for the first A350F cargo aircraft flight, promising a livestream broadcast to enable the public to be part of the occasion.

Also: Simple Flying and aerospaceglobalnews.com

3 Sources

2026-09-25T05:20:59.300912-07:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation ATR

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

ANZ reinforces training after prolonged evacuation of engine-fire ATR 72

By FlightGlobal: Evacuation took nearly 3min as passengers failed to perceive threat and half retrieved carry-on luggage. Investigators probing an Air New Zealand ATR 72-600 engine fire on final approach to Wellington have disclosed that evacuation took nearly 3min, almost double the benchmark time.

1 Source

2026-09-25T04:20:01.625920-07:00

eVTOL Europe Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

AINonline • Charlotte Bailey

Vertical Aerospace Expands UK Manufacturing Site For Valo eVTOL Aircraft

By AINonline: Expanded facility at Cotswold Airport precedes final mass-production location.

1 Source

2026-09-25T05:06:39.773663-07:00

SAF Europe Policy & Regulation Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

Germany leads €2 billion joint subsidy plan to boost eSAF production in Europe

By FlightGlobal: Austria and Luxembourg have also agreed to fund a mechanism aimed at bridging the cost gap and driving European production of advanced sustainable aviation fuels.

Also: greenairnews.com and aircargoweek.com

3 Sources

2026-09-25T04:50:10.992786-07:00

Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing Boeing 737

ch-aviation • Armin Kific

Ryanair expects first Boeing 737-10 deliveries in spring 2027 as certification nears

By ch-aviation: Ryanair Holdings expects to take delivery of its first batch of B737-10s, 15 of them, in spring 2027, according to CEO Michael O'Leary, with certification of the variant scheduled in the coming weeks.

Also: airportspotting.com and aerospaceglobalnews.com

4 Sources

2026-09-25T02:56:00.482519-07:00

Airbus schedules A350F freighter’s first flight for September 29 after high-speed RTO tests

CAA probe into NATS system failure to focus on modernisation plans and lessons learned

EXCLUSIVE: Qatar Airways retires idle A330s and sends pilots to RwandAir as Iran war drags

Qatar Airways permanently retires Airbus A330s grounded since start of Iran war

Qatar Airways Completes A330 Retirement and Transfers Crew to Rwandan Carrier

Airbus schedules first A350F flight with livestream access

ANZ reinforces training after prolonged evacuation of engine-fire ATR 72

Vertical Aerospace Expands UK Manufacturing Site For Valo eVTOL Aircraft

Germany leads €2 billion joint subsidy plan to boost eSAF production in Europe

Ryanair expects first Boeing 737-10 deliveries in spring 2027 as certification nears

Airbus sets September 29 for first flight of A350F freighter

CAA probe into NATS system failure to focus on modernisation plans and lessons learned

Airbus schedules first A350F flight with livestream access

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Germany leads €2 billion joint subsidy plan to boost eSAF production in Europe

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